Karpov
Americannoun
noun
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He compared football to grandmaster strategy by citing a famous 1991 World Championship match between Anatoly Karpov and Viktor Korchnoi.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
A sprawling adjacent plot of untouched grass, which city council head Andriy Karpov told Reuters could be used if necessary, is a macabre reminder of the deaths still likely to come.
From Reuters ● Jun. 8, 2023
In the Soviet era, Mr. Karpov was a Kremlin favorite, while Mr. Kasparov was the maverick thorn in the establishment’s side, a role he has continued to play after leaving Russia in 2013.
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
During the Soviet era, grandmasters like Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov were treated as celebrities.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 2, 2022
He pointed out to anyone who’d listen that Karpov “makes no less than eighteen consecutive moves on the light squares. Incredible!”
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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